The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-15
The Stage-Kissing of Charles Coghlan and
Mrs. Langtry and the Effect 1t Has on
People Who Attend the Performance.
The Tall and Big Man Once More Be-
comes the Darling of Social Circles.
Success Achieved by Man Of Genius Who Con-
centrated His TaIent-Clara Makes Mis-
take and Picks Up the Wrong Bottle.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.

NEW YORK, May Il 4-Seyeral little things are
big this week to the Fifth avenue section. We
have had real prince here who positively de-
clined to be Gagged by the swells and lonized.
This was Frederick Leopold. of Germany. grand
nephew of Kaiser Wilhelm. He put up at the
Broadway Hotel registering as Count Hoher
stein. The nobs found out who he was,
and he was boldly attacked by the tuft-hunters,
whose cards were sent in to him with all the
brazeu persistency of life insurance agents or
book canvassers. He saw everybody who came,
and treated them courteously enough, but he
would accept invitations to social entertain
ments, from Germans associated with the
German consulate. He was fair-looking young
fellow, not airy at all. and bent only on seeing
the sights of New York He wouldn't be petted
by our best society, and that was the end of it.
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The chief public exhibition of wealth and fash
ion was small indeed, for it was composed of
eight persons only; but they a Vanderbilt
party; posed conspicuously on the top of tally
no coach. A four-in-hand coach makes a daily
trip from Madison-square to the Country Club at
Pelham. The driver is of two alternating
amateurs, and this time he Frederick Bron-
son, bowling swell William &. Vanderbilt
the host and his guests members of
his own family. The ladies wore gayer clothing
than is usually seen in the street. but no more
SO than coaching usage permits. Thousands of
staring eyes watched the distinguished load as
it rolled up Fifth avenue, through Central Park.
and thence over the country roads at rapid
pace Photographers caught the passing show
at several points.
The cow show has not had the fashionable
countenance which had been given to the dog
show, though it was visited by many modish
women, whose wide opened, wondering eyes
(practicing the celebrated baby stare) saw for
the first time that milk was not the sap of some
tree. Not all the bellies. however. affected ig-
norance of the practical duties OF milk maid.
Mabel Wright is of the young beauties of
pretentous society. She bantered by the
gentlemen of her party her declaration of
dairy knowledge, and the upshot was that she
box of gloves on a wager that she could
not milk cow.
Tne amateur soldiers of the New York militia
regiments, at least the three organizations
favored by fashionable recognition, have gained
a transient share of attention by giving exhibi
ton drills in their armores The chappies
brush the minutest particle of dust from their
uniforms, burnish their trappings until
beam would slip upon the surface, and then
march bravely before an assemblage of invited
guests That doesn't really seem a dangerous
difficult achievement, but the dear fellows
the best material at hand to make heroes out of,
and SO the girls assume an air of amazed delight
at these shows
81 do like to fool a man" exclaimed one gentle
fraud.
WELL DON'T" replied her fair pal
t'And why not7"
Because it is too easy"
There is nothing much more talked of in So
ciety just now than the kissing of Charles Cogh-
Ian and Mrs. Langtry in Lady Clancarty." 1t
is so deliberate, so utterly obivious of the big
fiddle, unconscious of the base drum, that it
has all the meaning and earnestness of kiss In
private life. It is not exhibition kiss by any
manner of means. The rapturous kissing that
Emma Abbott used to bestow Castle
stirred hair husband Wetherelrs head nor
disturbed the parting of man in the audience.
The kissing of Mary Anderson the most
make believe in the world. When
Clara Morris used TO kiss Charley Thorne in
Camille" she would take him on her knees be-
fore her, muss his hair and devour him with low
ing looks. dip down upon his face and kiss him
lingerinely his nose, to his intense amuse-
ment. When Rignold in the country he
William. The women in the audience used to
admire, but Susan suffered Rignold
wry. red bearded man, who shaved twice a week.
and oftener. He would powder the stubbe
on his face till his complexion was lovely. But
poor Susan! section of sandpaper could have
hurt worse. When he got home from sea, in
the play. and met Susan. she would hy into mis-
arms very much latter the previous experience)
as the victim who was sentenced in the inqusi-
ton to undergo the virgins kiss-knowing she
had to- and was going &c get hurt He would
fhaf Cir hact ka ueh
kiss both eyes. root a second under her off ear,
and then kiss her straight the mouth. and all
the while the adjacent field of cheek and mound
Of chin were taking off her cuticle like a nutmeg
crater.
But this business of Coghlan's makes the
dudes collar too tight for him. and the uncork-
ing of scent-b bottles all over the house shows it's
effect on the women. Coghlan is a serious faced
man of intensity. There little nippy-
firty airs or graces about him. All that kiss
can mean or convey is shown when he stoops over
the handsome Langtry, who has half tainted, and,
taking in the delicious opportunity, makes the
most of it. The remarks it eiicits are funny:
The other night, as the lingering, real kiss in all
its warmth pressed upon the upturned
mouth of the famous Lily, lady said, with a
sigh: .sWhar a pity it's in a play.
I'm sorry we're all here" said another.
But IN the orchestra an old fellow who look ed
through a pair of glasses, and over lot of gray
chin -whiskers just As Horace Greely used to Go,
slapped his leg with big. freckled hand, and
made sound with his mouth like encouraging
horse. while he CALCULATED .'Jewhillikens!"
Every body who heard him laughed almost
much they did another night, when a small
boy, half over the gallery rail. unable TO contain
himself cried just as Coghian's lips met Lang
trys: Let her 60, Gallagher
Tall men are the rage once more. They come
around about AS regularly any of the other
fads of tha. curious Institution we call society.
For time little fellows are all the go, and in
this period must be small, and delicate,
and pink-skinned if he would win distinction
among his fellows But in due course the effem-
mate sort of thing has TO taks a back seat, and
the big and burly order Of mankind comes up
for his inning. just now, the taller and heavier
q man may be the better. always provided he
doesn't run too much 10 abdomen. 1t is amusing,
too, to watch the expedients to which members
Of my sex resort in order to be right in line
Talk about the vanity of women--why, it isn't